Bash Command MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add bash-command-mcp -- npx -y bash-command-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bash-command-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bash-command-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.bash-command-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "bash-command-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bash-command-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bash-command-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "bash-command-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bash-command-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: OTEL_ENABLED (Enable or disable OpenTelemetry instrumentation (`true` or `false`)), OTEL_SERVICE_NAME (OpenTelemetry service name override), OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION (OpenTelemetry service version override), OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT (OTLP HTTP endpoint for exporting OpenTelemetry traces and metrics (for example `http://localhost:4318`)), OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS (OpenTelemetry metrics export interval in milliseconds), BASH_COMMAND_MCP_LOG_DIR (Directory used to store background process stdout/stderr log files).